Civil War (12 abr 1861 año – 25 nov 1865 año)
Descripción:
- Confederacy only had to defend, but Union had to attack to win.
-Union had much larger population.
- Union controlled economy, factories, railroad, most farmland.
- Confederacy relied on Europe buying cotton.
- Union experienced early defeat
- UNION STRATEGY:
General Winfield Scott
- Anaconda Plan: use naval force to blockade southern ports
- Take control of the Mississippi River, divide Confederacy in two
- Train an army 500,000 strong to conquer Richmond
- Confederates did not win at Antietam, failed to get support of Great Britain
Añadido al timeline:
fecha:
12 abr 1861 año
25 nov 1865 año
~ 4 years and 7 months